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officer_n or_o governor_n on_o earth_n who_o may_v compose_v and_o enact_v new_a law_n for_o the_o discipline_a of_o his_o church_n in_o the_o order_n and_o manner_n of_o his_o institute_v worship_n his_o own_o law_n here_o be_v only_o bind_v 2._o in_o that_o all_o church-officer_n receive_v their_o executive_a power_n from_o christ_n immediate_o nullo_n papa_n aut_fw-la episcopo_fw-la mediante_fw-la neither_o have_v any_o of_o they_o any_o power_n of_o deputation_n or_o substitution_n of_o other_o to_o execute_v that_o office_n or_o power_n commit_v to_o themselves_o by_o christ_n and_o herein_o lie_v the_o opposition_n between_o christ_n immediate_a reign_n in_o his_o church_n and_o his_o mediate_a in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o man_n and_o for_o this_o among_o other_o difference_n which_o amesius_n make_v between_o the_o magistratical_a and_o ministerial_a jurisdiction_n he_o say_v magistratus_fw-la jurisdictionem_fw-la habet_fw-la cum_fw-la imperio_fw-la atque_fw-la adeo_fw-la si_fw-la summus_fw-la sit_fw-la justâ_fw-la ratione_fw-la possit_fw-la leges_fw-la condere_fw-la &_o abolere_fw-la atque_fw-la jurisdictionem_fw-la aliis_fw-la mandare_fw-la sed_fw-la ministri_fw-la ecclesiastici_fw-la in_o sese_fw-la considerati_fw-la sunt_fw-la mandatorii_fw-la meri_fw-la qui_fw-la proprii_fw-la nihil_fw-la habent_fw-la sed_fw-la quiequid_fw-la legitime_fw-la agunt_fw-la id_fw-la omne_fw-la vice_fw-la christi_fw-la mandantis_fw-la agunt_fw-la atque_fw-la adeo_fw-la neque_fw-la leges_fw-la possunt_fw-la far_o neque_fw-la aliis_fw-la mandare_fw-la potestatem_fw-la illam_fw-la quam_fw-la acceperunt_fw-la medul_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 17._o §_o 48._o §_o 8._o the_o chief_a of_o our_o assertion_n about_o the_o immediate_a government_n of_o christ_n concern_v his_o legislative_a power_n that_o wherever_o he_o govern_v in_o this_o manner_n he_o have_v reserve_v the_o law-giving-power_n to_o himself_o as_o his_o peculiar_a prerogative_n as_o to_o natural_a agent_n who_o can_v give_v 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compositè_fw-fr decenter_n honestè_fw-fr it_o be_v render_v only_o decent_o in_o this_o place_n it_o be_v use_v in_o two_o other_o place_n where_o it_o be_v render_v honest_o rom._n 13.13_o 1_o thess_n 4.12_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o cor._n 12.23_o be_v apt_o render_v decor_fw-la comeliness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o adj_fw-la be_v read_v by_o h._n st._n honestus_fw-la decens_fw-la mark_v 15.43_o honourable_a joseph_n of_o arimathea_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o honourable_a counsellor_n and_o act_n 13.50_o ch_n 17.20_o trem._n honourable_a but_o 1_o cor._n 7.35_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o speak_v for_o that_o which_o be_v decent_a or_o comely_a etc._n etc._n 1_o cor._n 12.24_o our_o comely_a part_n so_o that_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o text_n seem_v to_o be_v let_v all_o thing_n be_v do_v with_o such_o a_o comeliness_n as_o be_v honourable_o beseem_v the_o gospel_n or_o that_o seemly_a reverence_n that_o become_v the_o assembly_n of_o the_o saint_n 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prophet_n shall_v be_v subject_a to_o the_o prophet_n let_v every_o one_o speak_v as_o he_o be_v appoint_v and_o approve_v of_o by_o the_o church-officer_n §_o 4._o hence_o we_o may_v gather_v that_o decency_n be_v a_o necessary_a external_a part_n of_o god_n worship_n consist_v in_o a_o reverend_a deportment_n and_o comely_a management_n of_o the_o ordinance_n of_o christ_n as_o become_v the_o gospel_n 1._o it_o be_v external_o oppose_v to_o the_o inward_a worship_n of_o the_o heart_n a_o great_a part_n of_o that_o which_o be_v call_v a_o form_n of_o godliness_n 2._o it_o be_v a_o external_a necessary_a part_n there_o be_v internal_a necessary_n and_o external_a i_o do_v not_o say_v it_o be_v a_o essential_a part_n of_o god_n worship_n but_o it_o be_v a_o necessary_a accidental_a it_o belong_v to_o it_o in_o its_o kind_n by_o virtue_n of_o a_o law_n of_o christ_n and_o all_o thing_n we_o have_v show_v command_v by_o he_o be_v necessary_a therefore_o this_o decency_n be_v no_o 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